Dropping out of AE could see retirement income plummet 69%

James Phillips
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Just small differences in approach to saving for retirement could cause people to lose huge portions of income, according to research by Royal London and Milliman.

The growing defined contribution (DC) environment has created ‘decision citizens' who have to make more choices about saving for retirement than their defined benefit (DB) counterparts, the report ...

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